TTFB presents a new NAIA Baseball Rankings, one centered on a strength index of how a team has competed thus far to a point in a season. In a nutshell, a higher ranking team has fared well against current strong opponents while lower ranked (and some high ranked) teams lose points for “bad” losses.
You’ll notice a tie isn’t in any records below. We hate ties and we award no points for such a result. It’s basically a game that shouldn’t have ever been played and according to our records, it never was played. This isn’t soccer.
If you see an error, record is wrong, etc – email us at Throughthefencebaseball@gmail.com. View our NAIA Baseball main page here for updated NAIA baseball rankings, draft stock, and analysis throughout the season.
Taking Notes
Coach Poll is from the last published poll through NAIA. Change is the difference from last week to this week. Feel Free to sort the poll in any column.
Tennessee Wesleyan – Eight straight weeks at #1 in our NAIA Baseball Rankings. Impressive, but Southeastern and Cumberlands KY are within striking distance for the next week.
NAIA Baseball Rankings: Trending Up
- Webber International peaks into the top 20 after sweeping Keiser.
- Vanguard is up 36 spots to #27 in the JSI. Vanguard took three of four from #12 Westmont.
- Mount Vernon Nazarene is 9-1 in their last ten, up 28 spots to #47 with a 20-8 record.
NAIA Baseball Rankings: Trending Down
- #12 Westmont and #16 Middle Georgia State were both knocked out of the top ten. Westmont lost three of four to Vanguard (who was coming off being swept by #57 Lewis Clark State) while Middle Georgia State was knocked around by #4 Faulkner in a sweep. Faulkner put up 47 runs in three games.
- #48 Warner and #55 Keiser both were swept over the weekend. Both were ranked or RV in latest coach poll. Warner dropped 17 spots while Keiser dropped 12.
- After sweeping Vanguard in four games, Lewis Clark State College got swept by #150 Corban. Then they swept four games against #188 Oregon Tech. The up and down season, JSI had them dropping 27 spots to #57.
| JSI | School Name | W | L | PTS | Change | Coach Poll |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tennessee Wesleyan | 25 | 6 | 11.75 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | Southeastern - FL | 31 | 4 | 11.50 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Cumberlands - KY | 25 | 4 | 11.10 | 4 | 11 |
| 4 | Faulkner - AL | 25 | 8 | 9.90 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Bryan - TN | 20 | 9 | 8.70 | -2 | 14 |
| 6 | Georgia Gwinnett | 23 | 8 | 8.25 | 6 | 7 |
| 7 | Freed-Hardeman - TN | 27 | 7 | 8.15 | 4 | 4 |
| 8 | Oklahoma City | 28 | 4 | 8.10 | -3 | 5 |
| 9 | LSU Shreveport | 29 | 5 | 6.85 | -3 | 9 |
| 10 | St. Thomas - FL | 29 | 8 | 6.80 | -1 | 10 |
| 11 | Indiana Southeast - IN | 20 | 9 | 6.80 | 3 | RV |
| 12 | Westmont - CA | 23 | 6 | 6.60 | -4 | 3 |
| 13 | Oklahoma Wesleyan | 23 | 5 | 6.40 | 3 | 13 |
| 14 | Truett-McConnell - GA | 17 | 9 | 6.10 | 6 | RV |
| 15 | Indiana Tech | 16 | 9 | 6.00 | 0 | 16 |
| 16 | Middle Georgia State | 23 | 7 | 5.60 | -6 | 8 |
| 17 | Texas Wesleyan | 28 | 6 | 5.55 | 2 | 17 |
| 18 | Lyon - AR | 23 | 10 | 5.30 | 0 | 18 |
| 19 | Webber International - FL | 24 | 11 | 5.25 | 8 | 24 |
| 20 | The Master's - CA | 19 | 10 | 5.10 | -7 | RV |
| 21 | Jarvis Christian - TX | 20 | 11 | 4.90 | -4 | RV |
| 22 | Central Methodist - MO | 20 | 5 | 4.50 | 2 | 15 |
| 23 | Benedictine Mesa - AZ | 25 | 7 | 4.50 | 2 | 19 |
| 24 | Rio Grande - OH | 24 | 10 | 4.30 | -2 | RV |
| 25 | Mobile - AL | 19 | 11 | 3.95 | -4 | 25 |
| 26 | William Jessup - CA | 17 | 11 | 3.65 | 2 | RV |
| 27 | Vanguard - CA | 22 | 10 | 3.65 | 36 | 23 |
| 28 | Reinhardt - GA | 13 | 11 | 3.50 | 14 | |
| 29 | Arizona Christian | 17 | 14 | 3.45 | -6 | |
| 30 | Missouri Baptist - MO | 17 | 10 | 3.40 | 14 | |
| 31 | Point - GA | 21 | 11 | 3.35 | 1 | |
| 32 | Science & Arts | 25 | 5 | 3.25 | -6 | 12 |
| 33 | William Penn - IA | 19 | 4 | 3.20 | 16 | |
| 34 | Madonna - MI | 18 | 11 | 3.20 | 16 | |
| 35 | Bellevue - NE | 13 | 13 | 3.20 | 10 | |
| 36 | Hope International - CA | 22 | 10 | 3.15 | -7 | |
| 37 | Bethel - TN | 18 | 11 | 3.10 | -2 | |
| 38 | Georgetown - KY | 22 | 9 | 3.05 | 1 | 22 |
| 39 | Columbia - MO | 15 | 10 | 3.00 | -5 | |
| 40 | Briar Cliff - IA | 15 | 11 | 2.95 | 31 | |
| 41 | Tabor - KS | 23 | 6 | 2.90 | -3 | RV |
| 42 | Huntington - IN | 11 | 7 | 2.90 | -9 | |
| 43 | Bluefield - VA | 15 | 11 | 2.80 | -7 | |
| 44 | Talladega - AL | 16 | 14 | 2.65 | -7 | |
| 45 | Union - KY | 16 | 11 | 2.40 | -4 | |
| 46 | Southwestern Christian - OK | 23 | 8 | 2.35 | 9 | RV |
| 47 | Mount Vernon Nazarene - OH | 20 | 8 | 2.30 | 28 | |
| 48 | Warner - FL | 26 | 12 | 2.25 | -17 | 21 |
| 49 | Benedictine - KS | 16 | 3 | 2.25 | -2 | RV |
| 50 | Our Lady of the Lake - TX | 18 | 15 | 2.25 | -4 | |
| 51 | Concordia - MI | 19 | 7 | 2.00 | 8 | RV |
| 52 | St. Andrews - NC | 17 | 13 | 2.00 | -12 | |
| 53 | Cumberland - TN | 20 | 10 | 1.85 | -2 | |
| 54 | Wayland Baptist - TX | 18 | 9 | 1.85 | 0 | |
| 55 | Keiser - FL | 20 | 13 | 1.85 | -12 | RV |
| 56 | Ottawa (Ariz.) - AZ | 17 | 12 | 1.65 | 2 | |
| 57 | Lewis-Clark State - ID | 16 | 10 | 1.60 | -27 | RV |
| 58 | Ave Maria - FL | 13 | 19 | 1.50 | -10 | |
| 59 | Marymount California | 14 | 8 | 1.40 | 9 | |
| 60 | William Carey - MS | 10 | 15 | 1.30 | 17 | |
| 61 | Texas A&M Texarkana | 18 | 15 | 1.25 | 18 | |
| 62 | Blue Mountain - MS | 14 | 17 | 1.20 | -5 | |
| 63 | McPherson - KS | 20 | 9 | 1.20 | -11 | |
| 64 | Mount Mercy - IA | 12 | 12 | 1.15 | 6 | |
| 65 | Campbellsville - KY | 15 | 9 | 1.15 | -5 | |
| 66 | British Columbia | 18 | 11 | 1.10 | 29 | RV |
| 67 | Evangel - MO | 15 | 9 | 1.05 | 11 | |
| 68 | Jamestown - ND | 15 | 9 | 1.05 | 5 | |
| 69 | Taylor - IN | 23 | 8 | 1.00 | -13 | 20 |
| 70 | Central Baptist - AR | 14 | 16 | 0.90 | -17 | |
| 71 | IU Kokomo - IN | 22 | 7 | 0.90 | 5 | |
| 72 | Mount Marty - SD | 11 | 12 | 0.85 | 0 | |
| 73 | Point Park - PA | 11 | 12 | 0.80 | -7 | |
| 74 | Morningside - IA | 13 | 6 | 0.75 | -9 | |
| 75 | Thomas - GA | 14 | 16 | 0.70 | -1 | |
| 76 | Newman University | 1 | 0 | 0.50 | 5 | |
| 77 | LSU Alexandria - La | 17 | 12 | 0.50 | 46 | |
| 78 | Martin Methodist - TN | 18 | 12 | 0.45 | 18 | |
| 79 | St. Mary's University | 1 | 0 | 0.30 | 1 | |
| 80 | Sterling - KS | 15 | 15 | 0.25 | 14 | |
| 81 | Concordia - NE | 10 | 10 | 0.25 | 32 | |
| 82 | Houston-Victoria - TX | 14 | 14 | 0.20 | 26 | |
| 83 | Lawrence Tech - MI | 18 | 8 | 0.20 | 4 | |
| 84 | Menlo - CA | 8 | 13 | 0.10 | 1 | |
| 85 | Oklahoma Panhandle State | 14 | 11 | 0.00 | -18 | |
| 86 | Robert Morris (Ill.) | 11 | 10 | 0.00 | -17 | |
| 87 | Antelope Valley - CA | 13 | 16 | 0.00 | -25 | |
| 88 | St. Francis - IL | 14 | 11 | -0.05 | -2 | |
| 89 | Wiley - TX | 15 | 14 | -0.10 | 16 | |
| 90 | Northwestern - IA | 9 | 13 | -0.10 | 2 | |
| 91 | Florida Memorial | 20 | 14 | -0.10 | 10 | |
| 92 | Clarke - IA | 11 | 13 | -0.15 | -31 | |
| 93 | Lindenwood-Belleville - IL | 15 | 14 | -0.15 | -2 | |
| 94 | Mid-America Christian - OK | 7 | 15 | -0.30 | -30 | |
| 95 | Presentation - SD | 10 | 8 | -0.30 | 4 | |
| 96 | MidAmerica Nazarene - KS | 6 | 9 | -0.35 | -8 | |
| 97 | Trinity Christian - IL | 12 | 10 | -0.40 | -4 | |
| 98 | Saint Xavier - IL | 16 | 9 | -0.40 | 18 | |
| 99 | Milligan - TN | 10 | 14 | -0.50 | 25 | |
| 100 | Doane - NE | 10 | 14 | -0.50 | -16 | |
| 101 | Cornerstone - MI | 8 | 13 | -0.50 | 37 | |
| 102 | Pikeville - KY | 10 | 13 | -0.65 | -20 | |
| 103 | Dakota Wesleyan - SD | 9 | 12 | -0.65 | 25 | |
| 104 | Michigan-Dearborn | 10 | 11 | -0.70 | 33 | |
| 105 | Harris-Stowe State - MO | 14 | 16 | -0.80 | 5 | |
| 106 | College of Saint Joseph | 0 | 4 | -0.80 | 8 | |
| 107 | Aquinas - MI | 6 | 13 | -0.80 | -3 | |
| 108 | Fisher - MA | 16 | 10 | -0.85 | -18 | |
| 109 | Midland - NE | 7 | 12 | -0.85 | -20 | |
| 110 | Texas College | 12 | 20 | -0.85 | -7 | |
| 111 | Baker - KS | 10 | 15 | -0.90 | -14 | |
| 112 | Edward Waters - FL | 16 | 20 | -0.90 | 55 | |
| 113 | Southwestern - KS | 9 | 16 | -1.00 | -2 | |
| 114 | Voorhees - SC | 1 | 3 | -1.00 | 28 | |
| 115 | Park - MO | 10 | 9 | -1.05 | 16 | |
| 116 | Viterbo - WI | 6 | 11 | -1.10 | 2 | |
| 117 | Midway - KY | 15 | 14 | -1.15 | -19 | |
| 118 | Olivet Nazarene - IL | 15 | 7 | -1.20 | -12 | |
| 119 | Morris - SC | 0 | 4 | -1.20 | -4 | |
| 120 | St. Ambrose - IA | 3 | 11 | -1.20 | 15 | |
| 121 | Mayville State - ND | 6 | 11 | -1.30 | -21 | |
| 122 | York - NE | 11 | 10 | -1.35 | 17 | |
| 123 | Lourdes - OH | 7 | 10 | -1.40 | -2 | |
| 124 | Siena Heights - MI | 7 | 11 | -1.45 | -41 | |
| 125 | Grace - IN | 7 | 9 | -1.45 | -8 | |
| 126 | LC - IL | 1 | 6 | -1.50 | 3 | |
| 127 | Goshen - IN | 8 | 16 | -1.50 | -1 | |
| 128 | Indiana Wesleyan | 8 | 20 | -1.70 | 4 | |
| 129 | Grand View - IA | 3 | 10 | -1.80 | -9 | |
| 130 | Saint Mary - KS | 7 | 12 | -1.80 | 0 | |
| 131 | Missouri Valley | 8 | 14 | -1.80 | -6 | |
| 132 | Southwest - NM | 17 | 17 | -1.85 | 12 | |
| 133 | USC Beaufort (S.C.) | 12 | 21 | -1.90 | 1 | |
| 134 | University of Northwestern Ohi | 8 | 16 | -1.90 | -1 | |
| 135 | Friends - KS | 11 | 20 | -1.90 | -23 | |
| 136 | Cleary (Mich.) - MI | 3 | 7 | -1.95 | -27 | |
| 137 | Marian - IN | 11 | 10 | -2.00 | 3 | |
| 138 | Culver-Stockton - MO | 7 | 16 | -2.00 | 10 | |
| 139 | SAGU - TX | 15 | 14 | -2.00 | 25 | |
| 140 | Spring Arbor - MI | 11 | 18 | -2.05 | -13 | |
| 141 | Brescia - KY | 8 | 15 | -2.05 | -34 | |
| 142 | Simpson - CA | 9 | 13 | -2.10 | -20 | |
| 143 | Kansas Wesleyan | 11 | 15 | -2.10 | 3 | |
| 144 | Waldorf - IA | 8 | 12 | -2.10 | 15 | |
| 145 | Montreat - NC | 14 | 16 | -2.10 | 23 | |
| 146 | Crowley's Ridge - AR | 7 | 15 | -2.15 | -27 | |
| 147 | Bacone - OK | 0 | 11 | -2.20 | -11 | |
| 148 | College of the Ozarks - MO | 16 | 18 | -2.30 | 21 | |
| 149 | Bethel - IN | 8 | 12 | -2.30 | 0 | |
| 150 | Corban - OR | 10 | 17 | -2.35 | 8 | |
| 151 | Judson - IL | 7 | 15 | -2.40 | 1 | |
| 152 | Ottawa - KS | 12 | 14 | -2.50 | -50 | |
| 153 | Williams Baptist - AR | 9 | 17 | -2.60 | -8 | |
| 154 | WVU Tech | 11 | 18 | -2.65 | 1 | |
| 155 | Avila - MO | 7 | 19 | -2.70 | 11 | |
| 156 | Valley City State - ND | 7 | 11 | -2.70 | -5 | |
| 157 | Hastings - NE | 5 | 14 | -2.80 | 3 | |
| 158 | Lindsey Wilson - KY | 5 | 18 | -2.90 | -17 | |
| 159 | San Diego Christian - CA | 7 | 23 | -2.95 | -9 | |
| 160 | Asbury - KY | 9 | 13 | -3.00 | -13 | |
| 161 | Peru State - NE | 10 | 12 | -3.00 | -4 | |
| 162 | Dordt - IA | 3 | 12 | -3.05 | -19 | |
| 163 | Florida National - FL | 6 | 19 | -3.10 | 20 | |
| 164 | Saint Francis - IN | 9 | 16 | -3.15 | -11 | |
| 165 | Stillman - AL | 6 | 14 | -3.25 | -11 | |
| 166 | Cincinnati Christian - OH | 10 | 19 | -3.35 | 10 | |
| 167 | Brewton-Parker - GA | 14 | 20 | -3.50 | 3 | |
| 168 | William Woods - MO | 10 | 20 | -3.60 | 13 | |
| 169 | La Sierra - CA | 7 | 14 | -3.60 | 5 | |
| 170 | Hannibal-LaGrange - MO | 10 | 15 | -3.70 | -14 | |
| 171 | Roosevelt - IL | 3 | 16 | -3.70 | 9 | |
| 172 | Graceland - IA | 3 | 17 | -3.80 | -9 | |
| 173 | College of Idaho | 13 | 22 | -3.85 | 5 | |
| 174 | Lincoln Christian - Il | 2 | 11 | -3.90 | -3 | |
| 175 | Loyola - LA | 13 | 18 | -3.95 | -3 | |
| 176 | Shawnee State - OH | 8 | 17 | -3.95 | -11 | |
| 177 | Trinity International - IL | 7 | 16 | -3.95 | 2 | |
| 178 | Ohio Christian | 7 | 17 | -4.00 | -5 | |
| 179 | Dakota State - SD | 2 | 13 | -4.05 | -17 | |
| 180 | Rochester - MI | 3 | 17 | -4.05 | -5 | |
| 181 | Indiana South Bend - IN | 2 | 23 | -4.40 | 1 | |
| 182 | Calumet - IN | 6 | 16 | -4.60 | -21 | |
| 183 | Huston-Tillotson - TX | 6 | 24 | -5.10 | 5 | |
| 184 | Tougaloo - MS | 5 | 17 | -5.10 | 1 | |
| 185 | Providence Christian - CA | 5 | 22 | -5.20 | -1 | |
| 186 | Bethany - KS | 8 | 21 | -5.25 | 3 | |
| 187 | Central Christian - KS | 2 | 22 | -5.30 | -10 | |
| 188 | Oregon Tech | 6 | 24 | -5.65 | -2 | |
| 189 | Kentucky Christian | 1 | 16 | -5.85 | -2 | |
| 190 | Rust - MS | 3 | 14 | -6.00 | 0 |
